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bluehairedlibrarian's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I promised myself I wouldn't get my hopes up going into this book because I love Captain America and this book was supposed to have SO MANY Captains America. It opens with Steve Rogers pensively polishing his shield while worrying over the so-called "American dream" until he gets attacked by some really fast guy dressed in his old-school 40s costume, who steals his shield. This leads to a cross-country road trip with Captain America Sam Wilson to unravel a conspiracy to destroy the United States by Nazis (If you're reading Cap, it's almost always Nazis). Along the way they find a group of people around the country that have taken on the Captain America ideal to help protect and better their communities. So many Captains America!! And I love them all! The art is beautiful and just on the right side of absurd with the superhero muscles, and there's a ton of social commentary that I wouldn't have expected from a mainstream comic line. It made me so happy.
I especially like that additional shorts about what the different new Captains America do for their community were written and/or drawn by creators of that character's background. I would have been more leery of using such traditional Indigenous American garb if it was for an Indigenous American writing that character's particular back story. Instead it lends some authenticity to characters that could have easily become cliche or artificial.
I especially like that additional shorts about what the different new Captains America do for their community were written and/or drawn by creators of that character's background. I would have been more leery of using such traditional Indigenous American garb if it was for an Indigenous American writing that character's particular back story. Instead it lends some authenticity to characters that could have easily become cliche or artificial.
jjhynes's review
4.0
A lovely reminder that we can still have inovative and progressive Captain America stories eighty years after this piece of propoganda was created.
jakegray's review
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
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